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David Courtney
 
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We use the "slip-plate" type of graphite paint (sold at farm implement
dealers for grain elevators & such) on the underside of our snowmobile
chassis' to shed snow & ice... and I've used it on the business end of
lawnmowers & snowblowers. http://www.slipplate.com/
It works well, but is kind of messy if you rub up against it...
hopefully not an issue under mower decks or inside snowblower chutes! LOL
David


"Ecnerwal" wrote in message
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Teflon (or generically fluoropolymer or non-stick) coatings have an
appeal for certain jobs (like the inside of snowblowers and lawnmowers)
where manufacturers have chosen not to put them. I've always assumed
that the process is beyond small-shop capabilities, and gone in with
paint and wax when the rust and sticking of stuff that should slide out
is too bad. Is there some system that could work in a small shop, and is
accessible to mere humans without DuPont licenses and/or giant
heat-treating ovens?

Or particular (easily available) paints that do a better job of
approximating the effect, without being members of that family...?